Jobs at Ouster

Design and own mechanical components and subsystems for digital LiDAR products from R&D through NPI and sustaining. Create CAD assemblies and drawings, collaborate with electrical/optical/systems teams, ensure producibility and reliability with Manufacturing and Quality, and support validation, testing, and failure analysis.

The role involves managing system-level requirements for safety-compliant sensing products, developing safety documentation, automating processes with Python, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Lead efforts in Object Detection and Tracking by architecting deep neural networks, adapting research papers into production solutions, and optimizing systems for real-time performance.

Lead hardware development for LIDAR systems, driving electrical architecture from concept to production while collaborating with teams. Solve complex hardware issues and document design requirements.

Design and validate electrical architecture, schematics, and PCBs for autonomy products. Collaborate with HW/FW and mechanical teams to bring up, debug, and validate prototypes, support sensor integration, signal integrity, power optimization, supply chain/NPI, component qualification, and document designs through production ramp.

Design and validate rugged enclosures, mounts, thermal solutions, and structural hardware for sensor-based autonomy products. Own mechanical design from concept through prototype, validation, and mass production, including CAD models, drawings, tolerance analysis, DFM, supplier engagement, and field integration.

Lead development and execution of reliability and verification plans for autonomy hardware. Validate thermal, power, EMI/EMC, vibration, and environmental resilience of compute and electromechanical systems. Design stress tests (HALT, thermal cycling, ingress protection), run FMEA and RCAs, track field stability, and partner with functional safety teams to validate safety-rated hardware for rugged deployments.

Design, build, and validate cloud data infrastructure and high-throughput pipelines for multimodal sensor (LiDAR, camera, GNSS/IMU) data. Ensure data quality, lineage, versioning, automated validation, IaC, and production stability while partnering with SW/ML teams and labeling vendors.

Lead global HR operations, architect and manage HRIS and connected systems, and ensure multinational payroll, benefits, and compliance. Build scalable HR workflows, manage international PEO/EOR relationships, advise local leaders, and coach an international HR operations team. Deliver people analytics and streamline processes across subsidiaries.

Lead US HR business partnering, advising senior leaders across functions, diagnosing performance and team dynamics, driving org design, succession planning, and scalable people frameworks while partnering with COEs to deliver integrated solutions.

The Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager oversees a test engineering team, focusing on software development for LiDAR sensors, mentoring staff, and ensuring project deliverables are met while maintaining quality and process improvements.

The Senior Tax Analyst will support tax compliance, oversee audits, manage tax provisions, and work with external providers in a growing lidar business.

The Product Manager will manage the roadmap for lidar sensors, communicate technical details, and lead marketing strategies while collaborating with engineering teams.

As Lead Embedded Software Engineer, you will architect and build embedded software for LIDAR systems, leading a team in a dynamic environment.

Develop and maintain Python-based automated production test infrastructure and hardware abstraction layers. Build modular, fault-tolerant test workflows, optimize high-volume data pipelines to central databases, triage test failures, and write unit tests and mocks to validate code before deploying to production lines.

The Quality Engineer ensures the quality and reliability of lidar sensors by managing quality processes, conducting failure analysis, and collaborating with design teams and suppliers.

The Staff Software Engineer in Test will design and maintain automated test frameworks for Ouster's lidar software, ensuring quality and performance through CI/CD integration and cross-functional collaboration.

Own full-cycle, consultative sales for industrial and robotics OEMs: qualify leads, manage multi-stakeholder technical evaluations and pilots, secure design wins, coordinate integration with product and FAE teams, expand accounts, and maintain disciplined CRM-driven forecasting and pipeline management to hit revenue targets.